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BARNARD GooDRICH, 0F BRENTwooD, Newy HAMPSHIRE. Leners Patent No. 60,715, dated .7mm-y 1, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN ROOT BXSTRAGTOR.

TO ALL' PERSONS T0 WHOM THESE, PRESENTS SHALL COMEz' Be it known that I, BARNAR'D GODRIGH, of Brentwood inthe county of Rockingham, and vState of New Hampshire, have invented a new and useful Bush and Root Extractor, or extracting plough; and I do hereby declare the same to be fully described in the following specification, and represented in the accompanying drawings, of which- Figure l is a top view.

Figure 2, a bottom view; and

FigureS, a side elevation 'of it.

It consists of duplex-pronged share, a plough-beam, and handles, arranged and formed substantially as shown in the drawings; in which A is the duplex-pronged share, made with two feet or prongs, A Af, arranged at an acute angle with each other, each being formed flat on its bottom, and triangular in vertical and transverse section, and with a pointed or wedge-shaped nose. The duplex-pronged share, in the way of seizing a bush, is to operate like the claws of a hammer in seizing` a nail when to be drawn by such hammer. Theshare is to extend from the plough-beam, B, in manner as represented, and is to be fastened thereto by clamps, 6 b, or other suitable means, such beam being provided with handles, c c, made and arranged with -respect to it, like those of a common plough. The implement is to be used like a common plough, and, when used, is to be drawn into the earth, andso as to catch, between its prongs, a bushorroot to be extraetedfrom the land. Thisean easily be done by tipping it a little laterally, so as to cause the beam to pass alongside of the bush, so thatthe prongs may seize it. The implement so made, hasbeen found very eiieient in extracting juniper and 'other bushes or roots from land. It is also of use to a farmer in' other respects. y

I claim the'bush or root extracten-made substantially as described, viz, of the duplex-pronged share, the beam, and handles, arranged and for use asspeciied. I

BAR-NARD GooDRIoH.

Witnesses:

R. H. EDDY, F. P. HAL-n, Jr.- 

